Flaking Out

Untitled, a photo by Maanavi* on Flickr.

So, there are things that I flake out on and there are things that I don't.  

February Foretelling is one of those flake-out items.  

I was posting and not enjoying.  

So finally, I gave myself permission to just stop.  

It felt good to not feel guilt for stopping something, unimportant as it may be.

Give yourself permission to move on.

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February 14:

With that understanding came total freedom.

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February 13:

That's the picture they saw of me, but it didn't matter what they thought.

patti smith inscription two, a photo by michael_stevens_ on Flickr.

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February 12: 

No; but I can't do it now, with two babies to tend.

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February 11: 

His attitude comes from his parents, he explains.

Those two little friends of mine-Sonny Ramadhin and Alf Valentine, a photo by faisalkhaled1992 on Flickr.

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February 10: 

Her parents were crushed.

Battered, Tattered, Shattered, a photo by jerrysEYES (retiring Feb 28, 2013) on Flickr.

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February 9:

In the backseat, Mom was holding something in her purse.

By KaitℓynRose

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February 8:

She began reading the obituaries, and she came across one, a yellowed piece of newspaper, and kissed it.

Sweet Memories, a photo by edjane obama on Flickr.

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February 7: 

The path down the hill is a short cut to the parking lot.

Rollin down the hill...., a photo by Keith Sergeant on Flickr.

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February 6: 

But soon it was clear how happy these women were to be together, laughing and gossiping as if they'd saved up their stories all week.

A Good Laugh, a photo by Sanhodo on Flickr.

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February 5:

Chaos tells me to calm down or else 
they won't be able to help me.

Chaos Hipstamatic, a photo by Tessek on Flickr.

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February 4:
There was no possibility of a real conversation.

conversation, a photo by nemoegero on Flickr.

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February 3: 

The images were grainy, roughly cut into wood.

All cut up, a photo by Jason...lost in Norfolk on Flickr.

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February 2: 

It had been a particularly large Christmas dinner.

Um...I don't think this is the kind of sentence I had in mind...but so be it.

Ukrainian Christmas Feast, a photo by glenbowmuseum on Flickr.

February Foretelling 1

I just read a book in which one of the main characters started her day by opening a book & reading the first sentence her eyes landed on.  The sentence was a forecast of what was in store for that day.  I've decided to try this for the month of February and I will share it with you.

February 1:

Thus, the marks of external success had not changed appreciably during this time.

A Good Book., a photo by ©nicole on Flickr.